FAC Opposes Bills that Weaken Open-Meetings Protections
FAC
July 12, 2023
Lawmakers should reject SB 544, SB 537, and SB 411.
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FAC Opposes Legislation That Would Harm Your Right to Know
FAC
June 20, 2023
Act now to ensure a state agency can’t shield police misconduct records.
FAC Mourns Death of Lifelong Government Transparency Champion Daniel Ellsberg
FAC
June 16, 2023
Ellsberg’s 1971 leak prompted a watershed moment in American politics, journalism and law, pitting the Nixon administration against the press in the U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times v. United States, which remains at the bedrock of First Amendment law.
FAC Opposes Legislation that Would Weaken Police Transparency
FAC
June 15, 2023
Proposal would give a major police oversight agency a carve-out from California Public Records Act obligations.
FAC Urges Alameda Board of Supervisors to Reject Ordinance that Criminalizes Observing or Reporting on Sideshows
FAC
June 12, 2023
UPDATE: On 6/26/2023 FAC and the Society of Professional Journalists sent a second letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in advance of their 6/27 meeting reiterating the same points. This afternoon, FAC sent a letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors urging them to reject an ordinance that would make it a crime, punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and six months in jail, for being a “spectator” at “sideshows,” informal